romans chapter 1 history

when did the romans start

the romans started in 500bce — 476ce

how many soilders were in the roman army

300 000 soldiers

the romans were divided in to groups what were the groups called

legions

how many soilders did a legion contain

5000

the legions were sepreted into groups each group had 80 men what were the groups called

a century

the romans protected them selfs in grouping up into a formation what was the formation called

a testudo

what did the ballista , onager and battering ram do

battering ram : a heavey object to break a wall or door

onager : a powerrful catapault that fired roks up to 70 kilograms to the enemy

ballista:fired long tipped metal arrows

when the roman army was surrounded by a strong stone wall they would use larger weapons called

ballista , battering ram and onager

what was the wall buit across britan to stop attacks was called

hadrians wall

how many soilders made up a century

80

to protect the romans in battle the romans wore

armor

how long did the legionary have to serve

20 years

why did the romans armies end

because of money loss ,the empire was attacked ,poor leadership , empire was to big and it became weaker

explain why the roman army end

money loss: some emperors wasted their money on expensive parties and building projects the romans had to raize taxes leading to the romas rebel

the empire was attacked: many tribes from northern and central Europe attacked towns in Europe there were too many attacks the romans could not defet them all

poor leadership: some emperors were not allways chosen the best some even bribed people to get a job there were many arguments betwen the romans .by 192ce to 313ce the romans emperors were asasinated

thhe empire was too big:the empire was so large that it was hard to control in 285 ce emperor diocletian divided the roman empire in to 2 parts the eastern and western empire he thought it would be eaiser to control but the empires had disagrements

the roman army was becoming weaker : as the empire grew there wern enough soilders so the non romans from coonquerd contries joined but the soilders were not folloing the rules.

what did the romans wear and what were there equipment

the romans wore a metal helmet, armour made out of metal strips to protect shoulders and stomach, a short sword , a large shield ,leather skirt to protect legs , spears 2 posts and a spade , thick cloak to keep warm and bags for spare money

what were legionary and auxiliary

legionaries were the best soldiers they had to be a roman citizen and over 17 years of age they had to be strong and fit

auxiliaries were from conquerd countries they had to serve for 25 years they did the most dangerous jobs they got paid lesser that the legionaries

why did the romans invade britan

the emperor named Claudius he was unhappy that the celts were helping France .the romans than took the resources from the celts and brought it back to Italy

who was the queen from the Celtic Icinni who burned romans town in the south of England

queen Boudica

when did the romans invade britan

in 43 ce

where was rome

in Italy